Job Summary

Job Description

Employer:

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust

Department:

Medicine

Location:

Creswell & Langwith Medical Centre, Creswell, Derbyshire

Salary:

Negotiable

The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people from BME backgrounds and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on a basis of merit. The Trust has achieved the status of a Disability Confident Employer and guarantees to invite to assessment applicants who meet the criteria for the job vacancy. To ensure the diversity of the workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.

Experienced GP required for General Practice and Community Trust work.

In addition to traditional GP duties working within a General Practice setting, we are able to offer a portfolio GP career, including:

Cover for community hospitals

Supporting Advanced Practitioners in their training

Supporting the development of Minor Injury Units (MIU) into Urgent Care Centres (UCC).

For further details / informal visits contact:

Ian Lawrence

ian.lawrence@nhs.net

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust (DCHS) is one of the largest providers of specialist community healthcare in England and we currently employ around 4,500 staff. We deliver a variety of services across Derbyshire, caring for nearly 1.8 million patients each year.

We deliver patient care through 11 community hospitals, 4 minor injury units, 29 health centres and a learning disability centre. Another key part of our service is out in the community where we care for people in their own homes via therapists, health visitors and district nurses, and promoting public health in the wider community. As a Trust we care for patients of all ages with a special focus on the needs of elderly people and the very young.

DCHS has been recognised as a top 10 NHS organisation to work for in the UK by the Health Service Journal and NHS Employers in their Best Places to Work 2015 campaign. The Trust is also the runner-up in the category for the best NHS community trust employer.

Our vision “to be the best provider of local healthcare and to be a great place to work”

Our values:

1) To get the basics right2) To act with compassion and respect3) To make a difference4) To value and develop teamwork5) To value everyone’s contribution because everyone matters

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DCHS is a Living Wage employer and we always recruit above the National Minimum Wage.

If you require any support in completing the application form please do not hesitate to contact Staffing Solutions on 01246 253077 opt 2 and we will be happy to provide assistance.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Tier 2 Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-EEA candidates may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate is available to take up the post as the employing body is unlikely, in these circumstances, to satisfy the Resident Labour Market Test. The UK Visas and Immigration department requires employers to complete this test to show that no suitably qualified EEA or EU worker can fill the post. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, Tier 2 skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) will also be subject to this requirement.

Guidance can be found here Criminal Records Checks For Overseas Applicants

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see applying from overseas .